Pac-12 Network and Olympic Games broadcaster Krista Blunk

After two decades of knocking, Krista Blunk saw the door open and will fulfill a dream in broadcasting her first Olympic Games later this summer. She shares her story of persistence and how good things happen to those who wait while polishing her craft. From tiny Tell City, Indiana, Krista shares her story of making the transition from college athlete to professional broadcaster. Blunk also had a major breakthrough in the Spring when she was part of a historic broadcast in the NBA which brought her back to Sacramento where she worked for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. In her conversation with Dave, Blunk discusses the impact of the WNBA beyond basketball, the challenge of announcing unfamiliar sports, role models, go-to cooking dishes and her love of gum. No stone was left unturned.

The Dave Lewis Show
The Dave Lewis Show
Pac-12 Network's Krista Blunk to Make Olympic Debut Behind the Mic.
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June 14, 2021

Pac-12 Network’s Krista Blunk to Make Olympic Debut Behind the Mic.

"I started reaching out back in early 2000's--just started sending demo, touching base usually about once a year. 'Hey, don't forget about me. Keep me in mind.'...and then finally got a voice mail. I had gotten an e-mail saying there might be something and didn't hear anything. And then got a voice message saying if you're interested give us as call back....It was a pretty exciting moment for many, many years of bugging them and they probably got tired of me bugging them."
June 18, 2020

Lindsay Gottlieb Makes Smooth Adjustment to the NBA in Troubled Times

"People think I care about these issues because I have a black husband or a biracial son and I tell people, actually, the time it impacted me most closely was coaching a mostly black team at Cal and seeing the world through their eyes and the experiences they went through. We flew commercial and would be going through security and inevitably someone would get stopped and searched. And it wasn't me...ever. And watching the way some commentators and fans talked about these women you and I knew so intimately, it was hurtful sometimes to hear some of the language used."
February 12, 2020

WNBA Reshanda Gray’s Life-Changing Meeting with Kobe Bryant

"Kobe said....you have to envision, see yourself being great even if you're not great yet. I'm like 13 or 14 and I'm like 'what the hell does that mean.?' Eventually, I got older and started to watch him win championships and I think it's starting to click of what he was saying. I have to see myself so I have to envision even though I'm not there, I still have to work toward being there because that's my end goal."